Tag Archives: Windows Software

When I was a kid, my parents were big into catalogue shopping. Hammacher Schlemmer, L.L. Bean, Sharper Image…my little fingers would pore over the pages of these catalogues each month, amazed by the sheer variety of cool stu...

What do you think is the best element that a free word processing tool must have in order to compete with today’s best word processors? Is it the ability to save documents in various file formats or is it the ability to provide a ...

Have you ever had to do a repetitive and mundane task on your computer which involved a lot of interaction with the mouse? MouseController is a portable Windows application that allows you to record mouse actions and then play the...

There are many reasons why it is important for you to learn how to hide and lock your files and folders. It could be that you don’t want other people to snoop on your private files or you simply hate the fact that you can’t contro...

This next app has actually been around for quite some time, yet it still continues to receive regular updates. As of the time of this writing, the latest version was released on May 25, 2013. SE-TrayMenu is an application and syst...

Having multiple timers on your Windows desktop comes very handy especially when you need to wake up early. This feature is also very useful for people who are always late as well as to those who need to submit their projects on ti...

As time goes on the files on your hard drive become more and more fragmented. As you manipulate files, they become scattered over different locations on your hard drive and eventually – if allowed – your computer will slow down si...

Recently I covered a pretty neat Windows program that added an Android Sense-like widget to the desktop called HTC Home. It’s a desktop clock that also shows weather updates, but it does have some quirks. What if you don’t want th...

Windows 8.1 Preview is out and ready for download for those who are interested. The new update brings to the table a large number of improvements to Windows 8, but it also brings forth Internet Explorer 11, and we’re going to dig...

Scores of articles about multitasking have been written over the past few years. In many cases, it seems like researchers are trying to debunk the myth of multitasking. One recent article argues that those people who label themsel...

In today’s fast paced environment, efficiency is the key to success. For this reason several pieces of software have been created, but alas not all are created equal. My job here today is to highlight the best of these piece...

When you create a shortcut for an application in Windows, the system displays a very small icon over the image. It looks like a little curved arrow, and it basically helps you determine the shortcuts from the real executables. The...

I’ll be the first to admit that most hidden object games are annoying. One of the only ones I liked in recent memory was Reincarnations: Uncover the Past, and that was because the hidden object hunt made sense in the game...

Many people use their computer to watch movies, some even have their computer setup as a primary media device. For example, I have a desktop hooked up to my TV in the living room. We use it to stream content and watch movies. As s...

I’m kind of a messy person. When I bake, I get flour all over myself and all over the kitchen. In my office, I tend to favor what my mother jokingly refers to as a “vertical filing system.” That’s just a ni...